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6 days ago
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Keith Yandle explains unspoken rule he broke after joining Rangers in 2015
In his 16-year NHL career, Keith Yandle was known for being one of the better puck-moving defenseman of his day, and one of the most durable players in the League. In fact, the former New York Rangers blueliner holds the second-longest string of consecutive games played in NHL history, 989, just behind Phil Kessel's record of 1,064 straight. Yandle was also one of the friendliest and funniest players in the League. He was known as much for his quips and big smile as he was for being a three-time NHL All-Star and his five 50+-point seasons. But it's that big personality which almost landed Yandle in hot water after the Rangers acquired him in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes during the 2014-15 season. You see, around the Rangers in those days, there was an unwritten rule that no one bothered the uber-intense Henrik Lundqvist before a game. No one, that is, except for the newcomer Yandle. 'I remember one of my first times in that area where the guys would eat at MSG, like a little lounge area, and Hank would come in wearing a three-piece suit looking like a dime with his headphones on and I was like, 'Hey, what's up Hank?!' and give him a high-five,' Yandle recounted on a recent Spittin' Chiclets podcast he co-hosts with Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney. 'And everyone is like 'You do not talk to him on game day.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, we do. We talk to him.'' The story surely resonated with Lundqvist, the podcast guest sitting across the couch when Yandle told the tale. Lundqvist laughed at the memory, though neither he nor Yandle shed any light on whether Yandle approached The King like that again through their next season as teammates. Lundqvist did, however, explain his game-day intensity. 'I had days I don't think I spoke. I was quiet on game days,' he said. 'I think I got better over the years but I was so in my head just thinking about the game and just kind of dealing with the pressure.' Lundqvist grew even more reflective. 'I put a lot of pressure on myself and maybe sometimes a little too much. And that made me, maybe, a little intense at times.' Related: Henrik Lundqvist, Keith Yandle recall failed Cup run with Rangers in 2015 Lundqvist had a quip of his own when asked on the podcast what kind of teammate Yandle was. 'Great guy in the locker room. Maybe not the best shot blocker … but he wouldn't screen me!' Lundqvist said, cracking up the co-hosts, including Yandle. 'But I was pretty intense, so it always great to have teammates that kind of made you smile every day. I loved that.' Yandle helped the Rangers win the Presidents' Trophy in 2014-15. He also had seven points (two goals, five assists) in the 2015 Eastern Conference Final, when the Rangers lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Overall, Yandle had 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 19 postseason games that spring. Lundqvist and Yandle discussed how decimated the Rangers lineup was when they dropped Game 7 against the Lightning at Madison Square Garden. 'I have to say, that I thought '15 was going to be our year after losing the year before (in the Stanley Cup Final to the Los Angeles Kings) and 2015 we had a great team,' Lundqvist explained. 'But then we came up short against Tampa in Game 7.' Then Yandle piped up. '[Dan] Girardi had a broken foot. I had a separated shoulder. [Kevin] Klein had just broken his arm,' Yandle recalled, forgetting to mention how captain Ryan McDonagh also played with a broken foot. That led to the former teammates discussing the Rangers other major injury that spring. Mats Zuccarello took a slap shot to the head in the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins and didn't play the rest of the playoffs with a frightening injury. 'He couldn't speak. He speaks like four languages and he couldn't speak anything,' Yandle offered. 'He skated off the ice and he couldn't say one word,' added Lundqvist. 'It hit a part of the brain that controls your speech. … He came back about a week or so later and came to dinner and he was struggling speaking. Everyone was like 'Oh my God.'' That 2015 run was pretty much the last go-round for that Rangers core, which had reached the conference final three times in four years. Yandle was traded to the Florida Panthers after the 2015-16 season and shortly thereafter the rebuild was on in New York. Lundqvist had his contract bought out after the 2019-20 season and heart surgery soon followed, ending his career. But, as this interview pointed out, the good memories trumped the bad or bittersweet ones. And the special friendships carry on. Related Headlines Keith Yandle explains unspoken Henrik Lundqvist rule he broke after joining Rangers in 2015 Jonny Brodzinski preps for Rangers season with summer league hat trick in Da Beauty League Rangers legend 'never really had a chance to say goodbye' until Chris Drury phone call changed everything Rangers top draft pick Malcolm Spence earns praise at World Junior Summer Showcase
Daily Mail
05-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Cold-blooded killer's foul-mouthed spray in court after learning his fate over 'ruthless and inhuman' murder
A father who fatally shot a man in front of his own son has responded to his 30 year sentence with a foul-mouthed spray, as tensions boiled over in a courtroom. The body of Steven Murphy was discovered by police in a hole at a property in Kudla, in Adelaide 's northern outskirts in April 2023, two months after he went missing. The 38-year-old father-of-two was found in a man-made bunker measuring 15metres by 15metres underneath a backyard shed. Keith Yandle, now-48-years-old, was charged with Mr Murphy's alleged murder, after police visited his property following a 'tip-off'. On Friday, Yandle was sentenced to a minimum of 32 years in prison for the 2023 shooting murder, Nine News reported. 'You think you're good people, but you're a bunch of c***s,' he said after the sentence was delivered. The court heard Mr Murphy had been sleeping rough when he broke into Yandle's shed in February, 2023. Yandle found Mr Murphy unarmed and cowering in CCTV footage, before shooting the father four times and waiting for him to die. Mr Murphy's uncle Sean lashed out at the murderer after the sentencing, calling him a 'worthless grub'. 'He'll die a lonely old man in prison for the rest of his worthless life. He's going to have to reflect on what he did,' he said. 'I held Steven as a baby and he's been a beautiful man ever since and Keith Yandle chose to end a beautiful life.' Yandle, who was found guilty in February this year of shooting Mr Murphy, will become eligible for parole when he is almost 80-years-old. Justice Anne Bampton said the murder was 'calculated, ruthless and inhumane' during her sentencing decision. 'You chose to murder Mr Murphy and you did so in front of your son,' she told Yandle, according to ABC News. 'You showed utter disregard for Mr Murphy and his family as demonstrated by you first kicking and then stepping on Mr Murphy's hand, I infer to check whether he was alive. 'The comments that you made to your brother about the person you had fixed up being homeless and that he did not matter are demonstrative of the ruthless and inhumane attitude you had towards Mr Murphy.' The judge noted that Yandle's crime 'was not a momentary loss of control or momentary overreaction'. 'You were aware of the trespasser's presence in the nights leading up to 19th of February and you were looking for him on the night of the murder,' she said. 'You did not seek the police assistance to deal with the trespass, you took the law into your own hands. 'I sentence you on the basis that you did not happen across Mr Murphy in your shed with no forewarning… you left your house with a loaded semi-automatic rifle, and your son accompanied you armed with a baseball bat, you were ready for a confrontation in the shed.'
ABC News
04-07-2025
- ABC News
Keith Russell Yandle jailed for 32 years over shooting murder of Steven Murphy
A man who was found guilty of the "calculated, ruthless and inhumane" shooting murder of 38-year-old Steven Murphy has been jailed for at least 32 years. Keith Russell Yandle, 48, of Kudla, was sentenced in South Australia's Supreme Court on Friday after previously being found guilty of murder. Yandle was arrested and charged after police discovered Mr Murphy's body buried at the Kudla property in April 2023. Earlier this year, the 48-year-old was found guilty of murder by a Supreme Court jury. He had also previously pleaded guilty to one count of concealing human remains and firearms offences. Justice Anne Bampton sentenced Yandle to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 32 years, which has been backdated to when he was taken into custody in March 2023.
ABC News
26-05-2025
- ABC News
Ex-partner of SA murder victim Steven Murphy labels killer a 'heartless pig'
The ex-partner of Steven Murphy, who was shot dead in a shed at the back of a property north of Adelaide, has referred to his killer as "a heartless pig of a man". Keith Yandle, 48, of Kudla, was previously found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of the murder of the 38-year-old, who was found buried at the Kudla property in April 2023. He previously pleaded guilty to firearms offences and destroying human remains. He also pleaded guilty to the manslaughter or Mr Murphy, but that plea was not accepted by the prosecution. Mr Murphy's ex-partner, and mother of his two sons, Danielle Rogers delivered a victim impact statement to the court on Monday. "You destroyed his family and I want you to suffer and feel guilt and regret for what you have done to a family who did nothing to you." Ms Rogers said the most "painful" part was having to see her "boys in pain". "All they want is their dad back," she said. "I can't fix the missing piece, it shatters my heart to know that I can't fix their broken heart." Mr Murphy's mother Deb Murphy also delivered a victim impact statement to the court saying she feels "hopeless and despair" since her son's murder. "It is hard to put my feelings and expression into words," she said. "It's like I'm on a roller coaster and I can't get off." Prosecutor Melissa Wilkinson told the court that on February 19, 2023, Yandle entered the shed at the back of his property "intending to kill" Mr Murphy. "In my submission, the defendant wanted to catch Mr Murphy, he did not seek the police's assistance to deal with a trespasser, he took the law into his own hands. "He left his house with a loaded semi-automatic rifle and he had his son attend the shed with a baseball bat. "The defendant was ready for a confrontation in the shed and he was ready to attack in the shed. "In my submission, it is likely that he had seen from the CCTV feed in the house that Mr Murphy had returned to his shed that night." During Ms Wilkinson's submissions, Mr Yandle became agitated and had an outburst, before quickly being told to remain quiet by Justice Anne Bampton. "Can you prove that? That's a lie, that's a lie," he screamed out. Ms Wilkinson continued to tell the court that, after shooting Mr Murphy four times, Yandle watched over him as he died. "His lack of conduct and lack of assistance supports the conclusion that the defendant was intending to kill Mr Murphy," she said. "In my submission, the nature of his conduct was callous and showed complete disregard for Mr Murphy and his family. "The conduct in murdering Mr Murphy, and its aftermath, was calculated, ruthless and inhumane." She also said that if it had not been for Yandle's brother alerting police to the events of that night, it is likely Mr Murphy's body would have never been found. Defence barrister James Marcus, for Yandle, told the court his client's lack of assistance to Mr Murphy can be "accurately captured by the words disgraceful and reprehensible", but that he hadn't entered the shed with the intent to kill. "Ultimately this was, in terms of the actual commission of the offence of murder, a spur of the moment decision to shoot," he said. "To suggest an overarching plan to kill him, is not the correct characterisation of what happened." Mr Marcus said Yandle has good prospects of rehabilitation because of his lack of prior offending and the support he still has from his family. Outside court on Monday, Mr Murphy's uncle Sean Murphy, who used to work as a corrections officer in Victoria, said he had met "some pretty vile characters" but that "up until today I didn't think anyone could disgust me much more". "I didn't take my eyes off him (in court) because I couldn't believe that such a disgusting organism exists on the face of the earth," he said. "He should go away for the rest of his life and die… hopefully he's an old man in jail so that he can suffer for all those years… death would be too good for him. "He has no remorse and still no accountability for his own actions." Yandle faces a mandatory term of life imprisonment, and will be handed a non-parole period at a sentencing hearing in July.
